December 2005 Archives

December 2005

Study finds genes that ‘fine-tune’ muscle development process (Dec. 29, 2005)
Congressional funding for Citizen-Soldier Support Program will support national expansion of training efforts (Dec. 22, 2005)
New research in Chesapeake Bay, Pamlico Sound shows hurricanes, runoff tax water quality management efforts (Dec. 22, 2005)
Ancient, modern, future worlds meet in Carl Hancock Rux’s ‘Mycenaean’(Dec. 22, 2005)
Chromosome regions containing genes related to alcohol addiction affect drinking behavior in smokers: study (Dec. 21, 2005)
Novel enzyme offers new look at gene regulation; UNC scientists’ findings have diverse implications (Dec. 19, 2005)
New UNC experiments show very weak chlorine solutions can kill noroviruses (Dec. 19, 2005)
Ralph Stanley, Red Clay Ramblers to bring roots music to Memorial (Dec. 19, 2005)
Poverty series earns North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC nation’s most prestigious broadcast journalism award (Dec. 16, 2005)
Cancer support cells may evolve, fuel tumor growth, study shows; findings suggest need to expand targets of new treatments (Dec. 16, 2005)
UNC Library provides free online source of information on Southern Jewish history (Dec. 15, 2005)
Hickey, Pukkila are elected fellows of prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (Dec. 15, 2005)
Thirteen Winners of 2006 duPont-Columbia University Broadcast News Award Include First Sports Program to be Recognized (Columbia University News, Dec. 15, 2005)
UNC geography professor writes first in-depth account of scheme to engineer with atom bombs (Dec. 14, 2005)
Launch of Partnership for International Journalism Program (U.S. Department of State, Dec. 13, 2005)
Physicians: simple ‘instrument’ allows medical staff to check patients’ literacy (Dec. 13, 2005)
New Ford Foundation Grants to Promote Academic Freedom and Constructive Dialogue on College Campuses (Ford Foundation Release, Dec. 12, 2005)
Benjamin is named first Floyd W. Denny Jr. distinguished professor at School of Medicine (Dec. 12, 2005)
First major exhibition by mother, daughters created at the Ackland (Dec. 12, 2005)
Law students to spend winter holiday helping Hurricane Katrina victims with legal issues (Dec. 9, 2005)
Researchers: more women physicians likely to choose pediatric subspecialties (Dec. 9, 2005)
Graduate students are named Lineberger Fellows for excellence in cancer research at UNC (Dec. 8, 2005)
School of Government alumni create endowment fund to support graduate student scholarships (Dec. 7, 2005)
N.C. teen smoking prevention program making progress, but challenges remain (Dec. 7, 2005)
Public invited to Thursday (Dec. 8) unveiling: Rare piano expected to boost UNC’s arts profile (Dec. 6, 2005)
Student reports robbery; police offer safety tips (Dec. 6, 2005)
Percentage of North Carolinians lacking health insurance rises, UNC study shows (Dec. 6, 2005)
Research suggests making exercise more fun might boost fitness levels of U.S. adolescents (Dec. 5, 2005)
Research: autistic children’s brains grow larger during first years of development, why is not clear (Dec. 5, 2005)
Stories, dance, song at Wilson Library to revive learning – and fun – by listening (Dec. 5, 2005)
Debilitating jaw and neck pain targeted through $19 million NIH support, multidisciplinary center (Dec. 5, 2005)
UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center receives $100,000 gift for lupus research (Dec. 2, 2005)
Bioterrorism, infection surveillance system receives national award for excellence (Dec. 1, 2005)
UNC acquires first European property, expands exchange program in London (Dec. 1, 2005)
127 UNC-Chapel Hill students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (Dec. 1, 2005)
Penkava stepping down as State of Things host; to be NC Public Radio-WUNC special correspondent (Dec. 1, 2005)